Goal setting

scarletfever2005

when I first started setting goals I only focused on weight loss measuring it out on a scale. Later I learned that there was more ti being healthy and decided that in addition to tracking my weight and having weight loss goals I should measure something else. So I started measuring and tracking body fat percentage. And setting a monthly body fat percentage goal in addition to my monthly weight goal. I considered a success as having reached either of the two goals for the month. Now I am thinking about adding a third goal. A performance goal. I'm thinking something like being able to do "x" amount of pushups or being able to run a 5k in a certain amount of time or something along those lines. That would give me a monthly weight goal, body fat% goal, and a performance goal. Meeting any two of those three goals would equal a successful month.

Does anyone else set performance goals and if so what type of stuff do you do?

whimsy38

You sure have the right mindset. All I have right now is extending my home yoga from 20 to thirty minutes at a time.

scarletfever2005

I'm thinking I will use chin ups as my performance goal right now. I may add an endurance goal like a timed 5k in the future.

lauram1153

wow you seem really motivated and you've done great so far think i'm just at that first stage of the numbers on the scales being my goal. i would love to get to the stage were i can run a race of some sort x

TrainingWithTonya

I do yearly strength goals. Like this year I'm determined to bench press 200 pounds for 6 sets of 12 reps. I also had one of getting back to squatting 300 pounds for 6 sets of 12 reps after a knee injury last year. I've already achieved that one.

scarletfever2005

I am really excited about the idea of the performance goal the idea of being able do something that I can't now is really motivatingnto me.